Myth Buster: Canned vs. Dry Food

Cornell’s veterinary chief of veterinary clinical nutrition explains what each food offers to help you decide what’s best for you and for your cat.

From our partner at Catwatch  |  May 28th 2018

We want the best for our cats, and nutrition plays a vital role in any animal’s health. But advertising and lay opinions can leave a cat owner wondering whether to feed canned food or dry foods.

With so many claims about whether to feed wet, dry, or both, we went to Joseph J. Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, Section Chief of Clinical Nutrition at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, for expert advice. Here’s what you need to know:

“Dry food is convenient, easy, less mess, may be better for teeth. Wet food is better for dieting cats sometimes, better for water intake—not great for teeth health,” says Dr. Wakshlag.

Unless your cat has a physical or medical reason for choosing one food or another, such as wet food for the cat with few teeth, you can feed either wet or dry, or both.

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